TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Elizabeth A.,1941--
TI  - Creation and the cross: the mercy of God for a planet in peril 
SN  - 9781626982660
AV  - BT 775 .J64 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Maryknoll, New York
PB  - Orbis Books
KW  - Anslem, Saint, Archbishop Canterbury, 1033-1109
KW  - Redemption
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Ecotheology
KW  - Restoration ecology
KW  - Atonement
KW  - God (Christianity)
KW  - Love
KW  - Creation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Contents; Wrestling with Anselm --; The creating God who saves --; Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews --; Interpretations blossom --; God of all flesh : deep incarnation --; Conversion of heart and mind : us
N2  - In this fresh creative approach to theology, Elizabeth Johnson asks how we can understand cosmic redemption in a time of advancing ecological devastation. In effect, how can we extend the core Christian belief in salvation to include all created beings? Immediately this question runs into a formidable obstacle: the idea that Jesus's death on the cross was required as atonement for human sin-- a theology laid out by the eleventh-century theologian St. Anselm. Constructing her argument (like Anselm) in the form of a dialogue, Johnson lays out the foundations in scripture, the teachings of Jesus, and the early Church for an understanding that emphasizes the love and mercy of God, showing how this approach can help us respond to a planet in peril
ER  -